Author: NPO Admin II
Elon Musk has decided not to join the board of Twitter, the company’s chief executive Parag Agrawal says. Mr Musk’s appointment was due to become effective on Saturday after revealing last week that he had bought a 9.2% stake in the social media platform. However, Mr Agrawal tweeted: “Elon shared that same morning that he will no longer be joining the board.” The Tesla boss remains Twitter’s largest shareholder and the firm will remain open to his input, he added. Just over an hour after Mr Agrawal’s announcement, Mr Musk cryptically tweeted a single emoji. The tweet has since been…
The Queen has revealed Covid left her “very tired and exhausted” after she caught the virus earlier this year. The monarch, 95, was taking part in a virtual hospital visit when she described her experience to a former virus patient, whose father and brother died with the illness. The call to the Royal London Hospital last week marked the official opening of its Queen Elizabeth Unit. Buckingham Palace said in February that the monarch had coronavirus. She was said to be suffering “mild cold-like symptoms” at the time. During her video call to the hospital, the Queen said: “It [Covid] does leave…
It is to be a re-run of the 2017 second round, where Emmanuel Macron pulverised Marine Le Pen. But this time around, let no-one be under any illusion that it will be so easy. Estimations from round one show how tactical voting rewrote the electoral map. Voters gathered into three broad camps: Macron, the far-right and the far-left. In the last days of campaigning, many people who were considering other candidates finally decided that they would rather back a frontrunner. There was thus a big transfer of votes from Éric Zemmour – the hard-right nationalist pundit – to the camp…
Tiger Woods confirmed he would contest the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews after receiving an “unbelievable” reception from spectators following his final round in the 86th Masters. Woods carded a second consecutive 78 to finish 13 over par, but was given a standing ovation as he walked towards the 18th green. He even had a broad grin on his face as he headed to Augusta National’s clubhouse. Questions were raised about the 46-year-old’s future following his car accident in February last year and Woods said: “I had the same questions. “It was an unbelievable feeling to have the patrons…
Gunmen in three Toyota Hilux Vans razed the country home of the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Imo, Cyprian Akaolisa, on Sunday. Also razed was his father’s house in Obibi, Awo-Idemili, Orsu Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen also razed part of the commissioner’s house in 2021. Sunday’s attack was, however, a total devastation of the commissioner’s house and that of his father. The commissioner confirmed the attack in a statement he issued in Owerri on Sunday. Akaolisa alleged in the statement that the arsonists were of Southeast extraction. “Igbo are a hardworking people who through their…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the general public that Continental Mills is recalling a single lot of Great Value Buttermilk Pancake and Waffle Mix, due to a potential foreign material contamination. The alert, with No. 021/2022, and signed by NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, stated that the affected product was distributed nationwide in the United States of America where consumers purchased the product from retail Walmart stores. She also disclosed that fragments from a cable used to clear the processing line were discovered in a limited amount of product. According to…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has described the allegation that some of its officials are in the habit of arranging for convicts to evade serving terms as wild, unsubstantiated, unpatriotic and most unfortunate. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr. Francis Enobore, on Sunday in Abuja. A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), had alleged that some officials of the NCoS allow criminals to escape court verdicts by getting young men to serve jail terms for criminals. Enobore said that what was more worrisome was a growing consistency by the author to vilify…
Ice block sellers are making brisk business in Kano due to the intense heat being experienced in the metropolitan area during the ongoing Ramadan fasting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an ice block cost from N150 and above, depending on its size and the area it is being sold. NAN observes that weather forecast in Kano ranges from 40°C to 43°C (Celsius) and above, during the day time, since the beginning of the fasting. The ice block vendors package it inside sacks or big containers to prevent it from melting easily. The vendors who are mostly young…
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says effort of his administration to upgrade Ibadan Airport to international standard remains on course. This is contained in a statement issued in Ibadan on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa. Makinde stated this during a retirement ceremony held at the airport in honour of the Ibadan Airport Manager, Mrs. Tega Aiyenuro The governor, who was represented on the occasion by his Chief of Staff, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi, said that his government considered Ibadan Airport as key and central to its vision to expand the state’s economy. He promised that his…
Gunmen have attacked and killed some locals and razed down many houses in four villages of the Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau. The attackers reportedly came to the villages on Sunday afternoon, shooting sporadically and setting properties belonging to the locals on fire. Residents claimed many lives were lost during the while others sustained various degrees of injuries. He said that many of the villagers have fled their homes for safety following the invasion. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, the Media Officer of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military task force maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, confirmed the attack to…